Islington: local statistics
Islington is a London borough in London, home to an estimated 224,551 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Islington, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
Police recorded 29,264 crimes in Islington in the year to March 2026, 130.3 for every 1,000 residents, 5th of 33 in London, counting from the highest rate. That compares with 135.5 per 1,000 the year before. In the year to March 2016 it was 129.0 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
The median full-time employee living in Islington was paid £1,005.00 a week before tax in April 2025, or £50,692 over a year. It is the 6th highest of 32 in London, and 11.3% more than across London. The workplace figure, £1,006.80, is within £5 of it. In 2015 the residents' median was £670.80, so it has risen 50% before inflation.
HM Land Registry puts the average price of a home in Islington at £674,592 for July 2026, down 4.9% on a year before. Among council areas that puts it the 8th highest of 33 in London (regional average £550,037). Since July 2016 prices have risen 4%; the July high in the series was £712,066 in 2024. The average price is 13.3 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Islington. That ratio is the 9th highest ratio of the 32 council areas in London.
The ONS counted 26,490 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in Islington in March 2026, 33% more than in 2016. That is 118 for every 1,000 residents, the 4th highest of the 33 council areas in London.
In 2022 to 2024, women in Islington had a life expectancy at birth of 83.7 years; for men it was 78.7 (England: 83.3 and 79.5). For women that is 0.6 years more than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.2 more. It is 24th of 32 in London, counting from the highest for women.
224,551 people lived in Islington in mid-2025, according to the ONS, down 0.7% on mid-2024. That is 6,296 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 2.9%; London grew by 5.4% over the same years, 21st of 33 in London, counting from the fastest growth. The series peaked at 226,183 in mid-2024.
A Band D home in Islington pays an average of £2,108.15 in council tax in 2026-27, up £96.05 on 2025-26. It is the 21st highest of 33 in London. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,296.37, so it has risen 63%.
The claimant count for Islington stood at 9,145 in August 2026, or 5.4% of residents aged 16 to 64, compared with 5.5% in London. Twelve months before, it was 5.8%. The five-year high was 6.9% (August 2021); the low was 4.8% (January 2023).
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 73.3% of Islington residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026 (give or take 5.2 points), against 74.8% across London. Its lowest reading in the series was 70.9% and its highest 82.6%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 218,255 |
| 2016 | 220,620 |
| 2017 | 221,535 |
| 2018 | 221,453 |
| 2019 | 221,994 |
| 2020 | 221,018 |
| 2021 | 217,050 |
| 2022 | 221,663 |
| 2023 | 225,529 |
| 2024 | 226,183 |
| 2025 | 224,551 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £649,331 |
| July 2017 | £668,284 |
| July 2018 | £678,241 |
| July 2019 | £630,965 |
| July 2020 | £655,304 |
| July 2021 | £659,393 |
| July 2022 | £684,132 |
| July 2023 | £690,661 |
| July 2024 | £712,066 |
| July 2025 | £709,228 |
| July 2026 | £674,592 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £670.80 a week |
| 2016 | £713.70 a week |
| 2017 | £721.50 a week |
| 2018 | £804.60 a week |
| 2019 | £801.00 a week |
| 2020 | £819.70 a week |
| 2021 | £784.70 a week |
| 2022 | £806.40 a week |
| 2023 | £876.20 a week |
| 2024 | £934.10 a week |
| 2025 | £1,005.00 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,296.37 |
| 2017-18 | £1,351.30 |
| 2018-19 | £1,429.67 |
| 2019-20 | £1,489.67 |
| 2020-21 | £1,548.11 |
| 2021-22 | £1,640.38 |
| 2022-23 | £1,710.48 |
| 2023-24 | £1,814.66 |
| 2024-25 | £1,920.81 |
| 2025-26 | £2,012.10 |
| 2026-27 | £2,108.15 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 129.0 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 129.0 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 140.2 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 131.8 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 135.2 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 105.3 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 122.9 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 127.9 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 127.2 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 135.5 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 130.3 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 71.6% |
| 2016/17 | 71.8% |
| 2017/18 | 78.0% |
| 2018/19 | 76.7% |
| 2019/20 | 76.4% |
| 2020/21 | 70.9% |
| 2021/22 | 79.3% |
| 2022/23 | 82.6% |
| 2023/24 | 74.5% |
| 2024/25 | 79.5% |
| 2025/26 | 73.3% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 83.1 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 82.9 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 83.1 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 82.9 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 82.9 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 83.0 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 82.8 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 82.7 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 82.6 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 83.0 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 83.7 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 19,850 |
| 2017 | 20,650 |
| 2018 | 21,010 |
| 2019 | 22,405 |
| 2020 | 23,430 |
| 2021 | 23,595 |
| 2022 | 24,075 |
| 2023 | 23,895 |
| 2024 | 24,745 |
| 2025 | 25,480 |
| 2026 | 26,490 |
Questions about Islington
What is the crime rate in Islington?
Home Office figures show 29,264 offences in the year to March 2026, or 130.3 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
What is the average salary in Islington?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Islington was £1,005.00 a week in April 2025 (£50,692 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is the average house price in Islington?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £674,592.
What is life expectancy in Islington?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 78.7 years for men and 83.7 for women.
What is the population of Islington?
224,551 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
How much is Band D council tax in Islington?
£2,108.15 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Islington?
The ONS claimant count was 9,145 in August 2026, 5.4% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
Who has power over Islington
Every body that makes decisions for Islington, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Islington council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Islington in official figures this page
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Greater London Authority Greater London Authority
- Metropolitan Police Service police force
- Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board NHS
- Whittington Health NHS Trust NHS
- London in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Islington North: Jeremy Corbyn (Your Party) MP
- Islington South and Finsbury: Emily Thornberry (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: London
- UK figures: Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime · UK average weekly earnings growth · UK average house price
- Other council areas in London: Barking and Dagenham · Camden · Merton · Richmond upon Thames · Sutton · Westminster
Related questions
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